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WILLIAM H. C. GOODE, OF SIDNEY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR. OF ONE-HALF TO WILBER E. KILBORN, OF SAMEAPLACE.

WHEELBARROW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 382,523, dated May 8, 1888.

Application filed March 16, 1888. Serial No. 267,383. (No modul.)

To all whom it may concern.-

`Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. C. GooDE, a citizen of the United States of America, re

-siding at Sidney, in the county of Shelby and State of Ohio,V have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheelbarrows, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to wheelbarrow-trays, one object of the invention being to produce from a single metal blank a seamless tray whose sides and ends brace from the bottom, whereby strain put upon any particularpart is distributed to all the other parts, by which construction avery strong and durable tray with a raw edge-that is to say,withouta strengthening-rim-may be formed from comparatively light metal; and another object of my inven-l tion is the avoidance of all angles in the tray, by reason of which the contents, even if of a tenacious nature, may be readily and freely discharged.

My invention consists iu a seamless metallic wheelbarrow-tray whose sides and ends meet in curves and gradually curve from the top downward into the bottom. f,

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wheelbarrow embodying' my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the tray, taken on thelinea; x of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the tray, taken on the line yy of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view of the blank from which the tray is made.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the frame of the wheelbarrow; B, the wheel, and C the tray secured on the frame in any suitable manner.

Inthe manufacture of the tray I take a blank of metal, D, of the form shown in Fig. 4, andby means of suitable machinery bend or stamp it up into the forni shown iu the drawings-that is to say, so that thesides and ends meet in curves and gradually curve from the top downward into the bottom. This is the strongest possible shape that can be given a metal tray, for it will be understood that if either side or end or any portion thereof is,

subjected to unusual pressure, the strain will,

on the principle of an inverted arch, be transmitted to the bottom, and thence distribute to the other portions of the tray.-

The form of my trayv is clearly illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3; but it may be here remarked that it is essential to a ready comprehension of my invention that Figs. 2 and 3 should be read together, as neither one of the sections alone is adequate. Forinstance, Fig.

2 would correctly illustrate the tray longitudi- 'with, while the upper edge of the tray has been provided with a rim, asa means for giving rigidity to the metal. By this construe tion the tray'must be stampedy up from comparatively heavy metal to prevent the sides and ends from breaking down under heavy pressure, for,as they simply stand atan angle to the bottom, the latter affords but little, if any, support.

My invention differs from. the above-men` tioned construction in this, that instead `of slopingthe sides and ends I curve them out,- ward from the upper edge down into' the bottom, and therefore, as the sides and ends meet in curves, and as they also curve into the bot.- tom, the structure has the form of an arch on a line drawn from any given point to a point directly opposite. It will thus be evident that by my invention the tray canbe made of light metal and with a raw edge--in other Words, without a strengthening rim `or ange-and yet be sufciently strong to meet the requirements, and by dispensing with the rim or flange considerable metal is saved. l

Another valuable feature of 'my invention is that the inner surface of the tray presents no angles, by reason of which the tray maybe readily and thoroughly freed of its contents, even if of a plastic or sticky nature, as moist clay.

Having thus described my invention,what I ally curve from the top downward into the botclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters tom, the entire tray being bent or stamped up Patent, is from a single metal blank, substantially as de- 1. A seamless metallic wheelbarrow tray scribed.

5 whose sides and ends meet in curves and gradu- In testimony whereof I affix my signature n i5 ally curve from the top downward into the botpresence of two witnesses. tom7 substantially as described, and for the I purposes stated. l

2. A seamless rawedge wheelbarro'w-tray 1o whose sides and ends meetin curves and gradu- 1 WILLIAM H. C. GOODE.

Witnesses:

GEO. B. TOLAND, W. E. KILBoRN. 

